City safety & data profile

FindlayOH

Findlay, OH is a 41K-resident city in Hancock County with a median household income of $61,423.

Hancock County, Ohio. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Findlay, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Findlay has a population larger than 74% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $191,000, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

41K
Population (place)
Top 26%
By size
$61,423
Median income (place)
$191,000
Median home (place)
12.3%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Findlay

Findlay posts a median household income higher than 24% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Findlay area.

Bottom 25%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Findlay

Where Findlay income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$61,423 Bottom 24% higher than 24% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Findlay $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in OH

Population among 185 OH places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Columbus is the largest OH city on this list; Powell leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in OH

Median household income among the same 185-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Powell posts the highest place-level median income in OH; Columbus is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Findlay, OH beyond the headline numbers

Findlay sits inside Hancock County, Ohio, at roughly 41.04°N, -83.65°W. Population 41,149, $61,423 median household income. Median home value $191,000, median rent $975. Poverty rate 12.3%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Findlay, 3/5 avg rating, 0 with an ER.

Poverty in Findlay, OH stands at 12.3%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Findlay runs about 3.1 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Remote work covers 9.9% of Findlay workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, obesity departs furthest from its peer median: 39.5% in Findlay, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of Findlay workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Findlay from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
41,149
Findlay · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$61,423
-31% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$191,000
-54% vs avg
Median Age (place)
38
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Hancock County): Findlay's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
75K-0%
Median Income
$73,141+47%
Median Home Value
$204,700+60%
Poverty Rate
9.9%-29%
Unemployment
3.1%-64%

Economics

Economics indicators for Findlay, OH
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$975/mo
Poverty Rate
12.3%
Unemployment 3.5%
Bachelor's Degree+ 30.6%
Work From Home 9.9%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 85.5%
African American 2.7%
Asian 2.3%
Two or More Ethnicities 1%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
39.5%
Short Sleep Duration
38.4%
High Blood Pressure
36.2%
Physical Inactivity
27.7%
Frequent Mental Distress
18.1%
Binge Drinking
16.6%
Current Smoking
14.8%
Frequent Physical Distress
13.6%
Diabetes
12.7%
Current Asthma
10.9%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 60.8%
Annual Checkup 79%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
8%
Coronary Heart Disease
7.1%
Stroke
3.5%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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0
★★★★
0
★★★
1
★★
0
0
Average Rating
3/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
0
BLANCHARD VALLEY HOSPITAL
FINDLAY · Acute Care Hospitals
★★★☆☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Findlay?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Findlay right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet OH-FINDLAY · Findlay

Findlay: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Findlay; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Ohio state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Findlay, OH?
Findlay, OH has a population of 41,149 people, located in Hancock County, Ohio.
What is the median household income in Findlay?
The median household income in Findlay, OH is $61,423 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 12.3%.
What is the median home value in Findlay?
The median home value in Findlay, OH is $191,000. Median rent is $975/month.
What are the top health concerns in Findlay?
The top health indicators in Findlay include Obesity (39.5%), Short Sleep Duration (38.4%), High Blood Pressure (36.2%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Findlay?
Findlay has 1 hospital with an average rating of 3/5 stars. 0 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Findlay?
The median age in Findlay, OH is 38 years. 30.6% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Findlay, both outside Ohio so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside OH (12.3% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside OH ($61,423 here).

Compare Findlay with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Using Findlay's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Findlay area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Hancock County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.